Objective: To identify the challenges of gender equitable maternity/parental protection, explore the role of men/fathers in supporting breastfeeding mothers, and identify strategies to promote family-friendly workplaces.

Panellists

Topic

1) Wendy Al Rubaie, Consultant, UAE

What does gender equity mean in the UAE? How has the UAE addressed it in the context of maternity /paternity/parental protection? What challenges still exist? (PDF)

2) Dr. Kristin Svensson, Karolinska Institute, Sweden

What does gender equity mean in Sweden? How has Sweden addressed it in the context of maternity/paternity/parental protection? What challenges still exist? (PDF)

3) Natko Geres, Men Care

What role do men have in SRHR and childcare? What are the lessons learned by involving men in this area? What are the challenges in various contexts? (PDF)

4) Dr. Arijit Nandi, Mc Gill University, Canada

Impact of MP/parental policies on breastfeeding and Public Health. (PDF)

5) Laura Adatti, ILO

ILO perspectives on maternity and paternity at work. Opportunities and challenges at country level in implementing the ILO Conventions. (PDF)

Impact of breastfeeding on health and wellbeing at various levels. The importance of the circles of support for breastfeeding in the context of women’s work. The challenges that remain for breastfeeding rates to increase. (PDF)

Panel Discussion 3: Expanding the scope of maternity/paternity protection/support for the informal economy.

Objective: To identify the practical challenges of reaching the informal economy workers with breastfeeding support and identify creative solutions

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[…] about the first part of the Fellowship and participating in the WABA/UNICEF Stockholm Symposium: Contemporary solutions to an age-old challenge: Breastfeeding and work, held 26-28 September 2015. This article is about my time in Penang, Malaysia at the WABA […]